being allowed off the ship but they have been without power or working rest rooms for several hours. it left from the port on saturday with 5,000 passengers on board. keep a very close eye on the developing news. we will bring you updates as we get them in. catholics worldwide waking up to a new era as we take a live look at the vatican where a new pope is in charge. today, newly chosen pope francis starts his first full day as the leader of the catholic church. it has been less than 24 hours since the announcement and already pope francis has a series of events ahead of him. new video of pope francis visiting a church in rome. it was rumored that he would also visit his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict xvi. apparently, that is not the case. on tuesday, the official installation mass for pope francis will be held at st. peter's basilica. heads of state will attend that

mass, including joe biden, who, by the way, is the first catholic to be elected as a u.s. vice president. late into the night, crowds just filling the streets of bun ne buenos aires in argentina. the first pope ever chosen from the world's most catholic continent, san francisco. the former argentine cardinal, the first jesuit to hold the title. it was foundnd 1534 becoming a leading force in modernizing the church. the order is known for its missionary and charity work as well as education. that influence can be seen all over the bay area, specially in the south bay where bowl santa claire university and bellarmine college prep are founded on the teaching of the jesuit order. governor brown trained to become a priest before deciding to get

into politics at a press event in san francisco. brown talks to reporters about the new pope saying, quote, i'm glad he is jesuit. new this morning, we are getting details of an earth quote overnight north of santa rosa. a 4.6 hitting just outside of cobb, 40 miles north of santa rosa. it happening just after 2:00 a.m. today, the head of the tsa will be in the hot seat when he appears before congress. controversy all over on a plan to allow passengers to carry small knives on board a flight. "today in the bay's" marla tellez showing us why some bay area families will be watching today's area proceedings very closely. >> this is certainly an emotional topic for so many people. the head of tsa is in for quite

a day on capitol hill. the hearing comes just days after a lawmaker introduced a bipartisan bill within the tsa. it is called the no knives act. as it stands, the rule change would allow passengers to carry on certain pocket knives. the caveat is, the blades cannot be longer than 2.36 oinches or more than a half inch wide. they plan to allow an assorted array of sports equipment on board. it is the knife change that has so many people upset, specially alice hogeland. mark bingham stood up to the terrorists and she says the change is a slap in the face. >> to completely turn our back on the possibility that a plane could be hijacked using low-tech items, box cutters and knives, to turn our back on that is to condemn ourselves to repeat history and i don't want that. i don't have any more sons to

give out. the knives do nothing more than distract tsa screen rs, they say, from paying attention to bigger threats like explosives. the backlash is certainly growing. it includes a number of flight attendants and a couple of airline ceos who are speaking out. the head of tsa goes before the transportation committee. at noon today, the policy change is scheduled to take effect on february 25th. >> thank you very much. >> 6:06. time to check the forecast now. with meteorologist, christina loren. >> we are looking so good. good morning, lara and john. good morning to you. take ag live look taking a look at fog settling in. we have a lot of fog. we want to keep that in mind. overall, we are so close to that weekend now. temperatures are going to hold up for the first part of that weekend. i want to point out where the fog is starting to chicken up. fairfield, 2.5 miles of visibility.

only down to .75 in santa rosa. specially around the inner bay and the bay itself. that means the bay bridge will get socked in if it is not already. we are going to check on that with mike. 52 degrees in san jose to start and 46 in gilroy and 56 to start in livermore. we will easily hit the low to mid-60s. we'll round out the day, plenty of 70s a little bit cooler today. comfortable in livermore, 77 degrees. not too hot there. 80 in gilroy. 87 yesterday. 77 degrees for santa teresa. stick around, in my next report, a look at your tahoe ski conditions. what you can expect right here in the bay area tore st. patrick's day. we are going to talk about pollen as well. those numbers, the levels should be creaking down. first, i'll check your drive and see how we are doing there. >> i do see that fog creeping around. i will try to show that in a shot coming up. 101 northbound, the bottom right of your screen with a wider screen. flashing lights. we may have just had a

fender-bender in front of the camera, north 101 at 680. i'll move that camera and check things out. nothing on chp reports just yet. it does show this entire stretch already slow. it may be worse with distractions through that area. another crash farther north, east 237 and slowing on north 680 as well. there is that transition off of calavaris. this is at least a distraction, if not completely blocking at least one of the lanes. we see both of those freeways. keep that in mind as we head out of the south bay. the bottom of the screen, highway 87 starting to show slowing north into downtown. we are looking over towards the east bay as well. 880 southbound starting to show slowing in towards hayward. we will getting a look at the l shots. a good amount of company

westbound. another live look shows you the bay bridge and a backup for the lanes. fast-track, not a problem. we will show you some fog drifting in. it is 6:09 right now. a big-time change on the horizon for drivers navigating around hayward. starting tomorrow, a one-way traffic loop will start taking over downtown affecting every commuter on 580 in hayward heading to the san mateo bridge or fremont. "today in the bay's" bob redell is live in ray wahayward. what you need to know today before you drive tomorrow. when you are talking about the so-called hayward loop, a little one-way traffic change that will be taking place here in downtown hayward, takes effect starting around 8:00 tomorrow night. so, basically, it gives you the weekend to work it out. what it is about before the real test on monday morning during the commute. we put this animation together.

i want to throw it up on the tv screen. the loop is going to be encompassing a six-block area in the downtown. traffic headed downtown on jackson and mission will merge on to foothill, which will become one-way in the northbound direction. it will revert back to two-way once the traffic crosses over a street. southbound drivers headed into downtown will be forced into a new one-way traffic pat ter on a street and then mission. mission referring back to two-way on jackson. they have posted their own youtube video describing the changes. we have been looking at some of the comments people made online about these changes. some have been negative. general concern about what it is going to do for businesses down

here. one person saying i don't want to have to deal with one-way traffic. i will just shop elsewhere. that kind of being the main complaint. this is part of a larger 238 improvement project for $100 million. the largest public works project for hayward. this, the hayward loop, being the center piece of the project. it also includes a six-mile stretch from 580 to downtown hayward. check it out over the weekend if you have business here monday morning during the commute to avoid any confusion. reporting live, bob read decdel. a tree just torn to shreds. four firefighters sent to the

hospital reliving linsanity right here in the bay area. we will tell you where they are bringing the madness back.

new video of a crash that sent four california firefighters to the hospital. their engine making a turn in buena park in orange county when the driver lost control, ran up a median and into a pine tree. four firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor to moderate injuries. investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what caused that crash. >> it is 6:14 right now. here is a check on the day's top stories. the senate judiciary committee set to approve an assault ban today. senator dianne feinstein says she will need all the help she can get to push this one through both the house and senate. >> one of three men who

kidnapped 26 chowchill la children and their school bus driver has once again been denied parole. james schoenfeld will spend at least three more years in prison for that 1976 kidnapping. following yesterday's emotional announcement, pope francis starting his first full day as lead ter of the catholic church. he will officially be installed in a mass this coming tuesday. 6:15. samsung is giving apple a serious run for its money as the korean company unveils a new phone in new york city. >> that ultracool factor. >> that's right. samsung has done an excellent job of painting the apple iphone as the phone for old people and trend followers. samsung phones as the cooler, younger phone. they will be unveiling its new galaxy s 4 in new york city today. this does appear to have put apple on the defensive in a very rare moment.

apple phil shiler seen here in some video, gave an interview to the wall street journal where he said android phones like the one samsung makes are inferior. this interview is unusual. apple executives don't generally speak to the press except tim cook and he does that rarely. the timing makes it forly obvious what am was trying to accomplish as far as samsung. san francisco attorney, elliot peters, has filed a former accusation of misconduct against the federal prosecutors in the aaron schwartz hacking case. peters, who defended schwartz, says prosecutors withheld evidence. schwartz killed himself shortly before the trial began. we have talked to the past about how some lec tri car companies are struggling, at least those not named tesla.

word that hinrich fisker is stepping down as the chairman of fisker electric cars. it is assumed fisker, the company, will sell itself to a chinese outfit. this is kind of a california company. fisker's headquarters are here in the state. the cars are in europe. they use cars with a battery backup, much like the chevy volt, which isn't selling at all either. the most famous fisker driver that i know is justin bieber. >> is that the shiny one? >> the shiny one that also had some fire trouble. they are just simply not making them at this time. >> i see your point. thank you. >> the bieb knows how to roll. so does christina loren, rolling in some nice weather for us again. beautiful day shaping up. a little bit more comfortable. a little too warm for some people. i heard all about it on my

facebook page. we feel to chime in. we want to know what you think about the weather. by popular demand, the low to mid-70s will return as we head throughout the day. we want to start with what you can get your mind on for this weekend. brian hager joins us on the phone, up in squaw valley. we have some good conditions for st. patrick's day weekend. what do you guys have going on out there? >> great, nice and sunny up here. we have a block party with some massages, live music, irish chanting, lucky leprechaun out on the slopes. >> you need a good massage after hitting the slopes for a long day. your conditions up there are still looking good. month are rain on the way next week. let's go back to the leprechaun action you guys have going on. that's going to draw a lot of the families your way. >> that's right. lenny the leprechaun is going to be skiing the slope with families passing out little gold coins and spreading the irish luck. >> may the luck of the irish be

with you. hopefully, you can get up to tahoe this weekend. let's talk about conditions if you are headed that way. 59 degrees. as we head throughout friday, a little bit warmer in some cities. i think that the south lake tahoe is going to be the place to be as we head throughout this weekend. really comfortable conditions out there. quite a bit of snow above squaw and alpine. get those passes ready to go and hit the slopes. as you know, spring just around the corner now. six days away. that snow is not going tos la the. temperatures, as we head throughout the day today, looking good. we have fog to contend with for your morning drive, specially up in santa rosa. 2.5 miles of visibility. yesterday, you recall how tough the drive was because of the fog. 52, san jose, 46, gilroy. because of that mild start and high pressure still in control, we are going to get close to records. i am forecasting new records in places like santa rosa, 74 was the old record back in 2000. that was set more like the mid to upper 70s up in the north bay

today. more record-breaking warmth headed our way. getting into that all-important st. patrick's day weekend. a little parade happening up in dub lick, little, oh, no. the only little part about it are the leprechauns that will be traveling around. the cars out there. a big parade. 71 degrees on sunday. a beautiful condition for all your outdoor activities. celebrating st. patrick's day in the bay area. pretty green hills. as we head through monday into wednesday, things change. we cool off. they are bringing the showers. i was just noticing, mike, you have a traffic alert out there. >> we do. not officially from chp. i think my eyes and your eyes are good fluff to show you. this is north 101. what we saw was basically the fender-bender that happened right in front of the screen. it looks like much more than a fender that is bent. it looks like a car spun around in this direction. i have seen ambulances and a tow truck. the southbound side, look at that, a fire crew that has

arrived blocking at least that shoulder and maybe your hov lanes. both directions experiencing spectator slowing. the brunt northbound as they are starting to block two lanes, maybe more as the crews have to get around all of this debris. here you go. there you go with the fire coming around the bend. i will update you on facebook and twitter as well as the air. the map shows you the net effect on your commute. we see things bogging down towards 680 on the interchange. right there. it is making things lighter as you are heading north. you are experiencing lighter traffic over there. 680 has cleared with that crash. still has activity and cars are on the shoulder after the earlier crash slowing things counter commute. that is usually very clear. plan for that minor slowing there around the interchange as well. we are looking toward the east bay. we have some slowing. from 580 north and south on 880.

we will hopefully clear some of this. foothill, mission, funneling down towards jackson as well. that bender is where they are instituting the loop hoping to smooth things out. we will track that next week. the bay bridge and toll plaza camera shows you the backup in all lanes. lights turned on a few minutes ago. you can see okay at the toll plaza. you see the low clouds for the east shore freeway. i told you i would show you a look at that. it drifts through the area. we will look at the camera. looking at the headlights coming westbound. this is richmond where you can't see the city lights. your visibility is okay for the time-being. this affects the drive here as well as across the bay. >> today is your chance to pick up some tickets to pick up the documentary about palo alto from jeremy lin. linsanity debuted at sundance in january. it will headline tonight's opening night gala of the campus in san francisco.

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6:26. woodside is saying no to a bid to rename the town sugar daddy.com usa. a spokesman for the dating website pitched that plan. the town council responded with silence. the company would have paid the town more than $11 million to rename the town hall and library. the town would have also had to change its name in official letters. woodside. >> i like the name sugar daddy, but maybe not for a town. that reminds me of the story when small town temporarily changed its name to joe montana. 6:26. 10,000 prescription pills stolen, ripped off in palo alto. why police say this is an inside job. new condos built right on tom of

the well-known bay area racetrack. your first look at the finished product. a new program for the vatican. are any real changes in store? that's the multimillion-dollar question. we are live in vatican city with new video of the pope's very first day. taking a live look outside. san francisco this morning, along the embarcadero. what is in store weatherwise. 6:27.

replacing the racetrack, your first look at the brand new condos sitting on top of what used to be bay meadows. plus, a new era. what change could possibly be in store for the catholic church. what we know about the new pope and his plans for the future.

and as they ring things in on wall street, the question remains, will it be another record day. we'll see if that streak continues on this thursday, march 14th. this is "today in the bay." >> this is "today in the bay." good morning, everybody. it is 6:30. glad to see you. i'm jon kelly. >> i'm laura garcia cannon. happening now, busy morning for pope francis. the former cardinal from argentina waking up at the vatican as new head of the catholic church. "today in the bay's" tracie potts live at the vatican this morning. still seeing those large crowds today out there at st. peter's square? >> reporter: no, but we will see more on tuesday when they have the official installation. 200,000 to 300,000 is what they are expecting. the vatican getting ready for that. the new pope starting his busy day.

we saw him this morning at santa maria, the basilica here in rome dedicated to the virgin mary. he went there and prayed. he went in a siden tran entranc. greeted a few people there while he was there this afternoon. he celebrates mass in the same channel where he was elected. the sistine chapel. moving into tomorrow, a meeting with the cardinals. on saturday, a big press conference with the media here. on sunday, prayers and blessings in the square, something people there have not seen for a few weeks now. then, coming up next week, as i noted, the installation. lots of people expected. we saw the incredible scene last night with thousands rushing to the squa re to see the new pope. >> not to mention easter just around the corner as well,

tracie. thank you very much. certainly, here in the bay area, a special mass will be held in honor of the new pope. san francisco archbishop will lead mass today. that mass will start at 12:10 this afternoon. >> we've an update in breaking news in san jose. the eastern school district confirming a sex offender was, in fact, recently on board a school bus riding with students on a field trip. "today in the bay's" marla tallez just arrived at andrew hills high school. what's the latest? >> reporter: you said it right there, i just got off the phone with public information officer with san jose police. he confirms that the department is investigating the case involving a field trip that happened with students from andrew hill high school. this is in south san jose. as you mentioned, we also received a letter from eastside union high school district superintendent which confirms this as well. now, this field trip happened

last month in february but these details are only coming to light now. officials tell us a registered sex offender did, in fact, ride on the bus with andrew high school students on a field trip to a college in coopertino on february 13th. officer albert morales tells me he believes this person was a guest of an adult. this registered sex offender was in compliance with his sex offender status. he also points out no one was hurt or harmed during the trip. >> i don't believe you can hahe contact with any of the students. he wasn't sitting next to any of the students. i believe he was a guest of an adult. he sat next to the adult and he was in close proximity to the adults and at no time did any kids engage in any conversation nor did he have any contact with any of the kids while on the bus. >> i mentioned the school

district judge released a press release. it reads in part, we have gun the process of reviewing our policies and procedures as well as requiring all district employees to be reeducated in their understanding of our rules in order to ensure that our standards are always upheld. the superintendent in that press release also says he is very disappointed this incident ever occurred. he also acknowledges the families that put their trust within this school district. he says he hopes they will continue to do so. superintendent, chris functik, making himself available for an interview at 8:00 this morning. we will be talking to him then and be able to bring you more information after that. live in san jose, marla tellez, "today in the bay." the man accused of stealing a luxury ride, going out on a joyride and grounding it in pacifica facing a court hearing. leslie gardner being charged with grand theft, receiving stolen property and vandalism. prosecutors say he ripped off the 82-foot darling and

convinced two others to take that ride with him. that boat eventually ran acrowd in lindamar beach. they had to work 24 hours to try and free it from the sand. a preliminary hearing set for monday an urban village built on the grounds of an historic racetrack in san ma mateo distr is about to open its doors. it includes 12 acres of parks and gardens. it is built on the historic bay meadows horse track built in 1984 and closed in 2008. they will dedicate the bay meadows community park this morning. the development officially open tots public on saturday. 6:35. christine lorne is back. we are going to experience a cooloff. you said, you will see records

in some places. we smashed records. today, we are just barely going to break records if it happens. the best place will be in the north bay and down in the south bay. starting with a live look. parts of the pbay aren't going o get out of the fog. that fog is drifting around. it hasn't quite settled right to the surface. it will as we head to the next couple of hours. mike and i will be watching that for you. make sure you get to work on time as you are getting the kids ready for school. you want to dress them for the two separate parts of the day. beach weather. in noon, santa cruz, up to 64 days. in the heat of the day, highs come in at about 4:00 p.m. we will hit 75 in santa cruz. count on a little extra traffic on 17 today. even more so for tomorrow. getaway friday. 74 degrees inland, bayside, 69 degrees at the coast. 67. your full forecast. your st. patrick's day weekend numbers coming up.

6:36. want to check on the traffic alert to see if there is any improvement out on the roads in that 15 minutes between the two live views, we have seen crews come up to the area and pick up a lot of debris by hand. one person sweeping up in the head lights. you see that. the remainder of the debris, we have had a couple of tow trucks that have clear. that car that has spun around and ambulances as well. i don't have any details on injuries. they don't look overly serious because they were able to quickly clear this incident to the shoulder. we have one lane blocked. look at the build that's happened over the last few minutes. it shows you the crash is just north of the 680 interchange. the backup toward capital expressway. that's a great cutover if you want to take 87 northbound. more traffic coming up off of ki kirkner and alma. that should improve greatly over

the next few minutes. we are also looking at more slowing for the east bay southbound. there is that hayward loop showing the traffic and those changes will take place tomorrow. at 8:00. bob is going to talk more about that. a live look for oakland at the coliseum where traffic flows northbound. look at that kicking in past the high street high rise. heading in the bay street plaza. that keeps it moving across the bay. back to you. >> picking up out there. thank you very much. 6:38 still ahead. a deadly end to an all-night standoff. will the chow chill la kidnapping case be released from jail.

new details this morning in a standoff in upstate new york. we have learned the suspect has been killed in a shootout with police. 64-year-old kirk meyers was wanted for killing four and injuring two more in a shooting spree yesterday. police say after several hours standoff, officers and chi nines went into the building where myers was hiding. he shot a police dog and then an officer shot and killed meyers. also new this morning, one of three men that kidnapped 26 chowchilla children and their school bus driver in a terrifying and bizarre scene has once again been denied parole. prosecutors say james schoenfeld

will spend at least three more years in prison. if you recall, back in 1976, schoenfeld and two other men buried this bus with the kids inside of it in a rock query in livermore looking to grab a $5 million ransom. the kids ended up spending a scary 16 hours inside that bus before they finally escaped. schoenfeld's brother was released on parole last june. >> 6:42 coming up. the san francisco link to a global celebrity hacking scandal. >> also, going around in a circle is a chaotic move in store for east bay drivers. we'll tell you which city is being rerouted.

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driving in a circle instead of a straight line downtown, that is the confusing reality facing drivers starting tomorrow in the east bay. "today in the bay's" baob redel joins us live in heywood. good morning, bob. they are calling it the heywood loop for good reason. it is designed to relieve congestion, ease the flow of traffic and make it easier for people to get into the downtown. it is going to take some getting used to get used to. the switchover, you have the weekend to practice the new change of directions. the real test would be during the monday morning commute. we put this graphic together. if you want to take a look at the the tv screen. it is easier to follow along looking at this graphic and animation as i explain. the loop will encompass a six-block area in the downtown area. traffic headed downtown on jackson and mission will merge on the foothill which will now

become one-way in the northbound direction until it crosses eighth street. it goes back to two-way. southbound drivers on foothill headed into the downtown. it will be forced into a new one-way traffic pattern on a street and then mission, which will also be one-way until it crosses or hits jackson and at that point, it will revert back to two-way. if you were to look at this from a helicopter point of view, looking down at this, you could see a loop with the traffic heading in a counter clockwise direction. again, it is supposed to make things easier. the city has posted a youtube video. there are some comments underneath the user section. the handful of comments, some were negative. one person pointing out, hey, you know what, some of my businesses i like to shop at are down in that area. if i have to deal with one-way traffic, i'm not going to frequent that business anymore. that was just one comment that was not necessarily in favor of this. of course, like i said, the true test can be monday morning during the commute as people try to get used to this new arrangement here in downtown

hayward, the hayward loop as they call it. the hayward loop is a crucial part of the 238 corridor improvement project. this is a $100 million project going on for quite some time. it is supposed to improve a six-mile stretch between 580 and downtown hayward. during the switchover, you, expect major disruptions. you might want to practice this overt over the weekend. if you are driving in a straight line or circles, christina loren says it is going to be nice. >> drop that top if you can. oh, yeah. right now, not too cold out there. actually, really mild. spoken to a lot of people within the city. they say they had to sleep with the windows open. 6:47. taking a live look at beautiful san jose. what i can tell you is, it is not going to be as warm as yesterday. we are going to shave off 5-10 degrees on average from the

daytime highs. that's probably a welcome change in livermore where you hit 87 degrees yesterday. starting out nice and mild there at 46. 52 degrees in san jose and 49 degrees to start the day in sunnyville. let me show you what's happening out there. pineapple express is there. it is just not headed our way. it has taken into the pacific northwest. it is going to weaken and start to take a hike as we head throughout the next couple of days. we will see more of an onshore flow and more of the westerly beautiful ocean air pumping on shore throughout the day. temperatures will fall as a result of that. we are also going to see our pollen levels fall. thanks for waking up with us each and every day. we will meet back here tomorrow morning. we will be tracking more of that fog. highs aren't going to be this nice for long. you want to get out there and enjoy them while they last. 77 degrees for livermore and 77 in santa teresa and 80 degrees in gilroy. like i said, a welcome change. you probably need to use your

a.c. 90 is pretty warm in the bay area. 87 not too far from the 90-degree mark. look at the changes. temperatures drop off on sunday. you can still get outdoors for all your st. patrick's festivities. campbell has a lot going on for st. patrick's day as well as dublin. >> monday into tuesday, we cool off and bring the rain back in. we will check your drive. >> chp just received an inquiry from the media to what the situation is. other stations, i'll give you a second to come and look at my screen here. we are looking over here for a live camera shot. northbound 101. we still have the median activity here. a tow truck here and one waiting to hook up the second car. all lanes are clearing. still, we have the activity on the shoulder. expect a slower drive for another 10-15 minutes as this clears. here is the effect northbound 101. the map shows you the backup all the way through the area. we are looking at here as you are approaching 680 very slow. all the way up toward the 680 interchange. 87 showing the build as some

folks head over there as an alternate to 101. your build going off in the northbound directions for 280 and 85 as well. there is your south bay commute starting to kick in now. also kicking in for the tri-valley. 8580 westbound. now, as you are heading down toward the sinknoll grade, more slowing. around gillman for interstate 80, i can't show it to you. here is the westbound commute, okay through berkeley, slowing in rischman. 101 and 280 just fine right now. back to you. a man under arrest for allegedly stealing more than 10,000 prescription pills from a palo alto medical foundation pharmacy. 34-year-old jerry siveria, a

former employee was arrested after detectives found meth that done, oxycodone and morphine and other drug paraphernalia inside of his home and car. he stole the drugs from inside an expired medicine locker. a spokeswoman for the foundation says the suspect has been fired. 6:51. new details about how the body of a san jose man found a month after he disappeared. his granddaughter tells the news she sensed the smell of death. she found his body stuffed between mattresses under piles of laundry. his girlfriend, regina, louise, butler, was later arrested on suspicion of homicide. in san francisco, a court hearing expected today for a 24-year-old woman accused of

kicking a toddler for no apparent reason at golden gate park. police say sabrina bell walked past a man and his daughter and kicked the little girl in the chest. the girl fell to the ground and hit her head but luckily was not seriously hurt. breaking news right now in san jose. the east side union high school district confirming a sex offender recently did travel with students during a field trip. "today in the bay" marla tallez has been working on this story live at andrew hill high school with the latest. good morning, marla. >> reporter: jon, good morning. that field trip happened back on february 13th. now the details are coming to light. san jose police confirmed the department is investigating this field trip that took students from an due hill high school to deanza college in cupertino. the registered sex offender did ride the bus but officer albert

morales tells me the person didn't have contact with any of the students. no one was hurt. he also says this person was in compliance with his sex offender status. now, i asked him how did he get on the bus in the first place. >> now, was he a guest or did he just slip on the bus. >> it's my understanding that he was possibly a guest. again, he was invited on. again, i don't know all the specifics. i understand our investigation unit does have this case. >> the superintendent of east side union high school district just released a press release. it says, in part, quote, i am disappointed by the fact this incident occurred. we are committed to maintaining a safe environment where our students will have the opportunity to thrive. now, the superintendent is chris funk. he is making his self available to the media at 8:00 this morning. we will be talking to him in about an hour from now to get

more information. live in san jose, marla tallez, "today in the bay." we have more details about a power outage on board a carnival cruise ship. the ship named the carnival dream remains doblged off the coast of saint march tt. maarte caribbean. the ship left on saturday with 5,000 passengers on board. also new, we are getting details of an earthquake overnight north of santa rosa. a 4.6 magnitude earthquake hitting just outside of cobb, 30 miles north of santa rosa. that strike happened just after 2:00 a.m. this morning. big-time shaker. so far, no reports of damage or injuries. happening now, you are waking up to the dawn of a new era for the catholic church as

we give you a live look at the vatican. newly chosen, pope francis, starts his first full day as the new leader of the catholic church. less than 24 hours since the big announcement. pope francis has a series of events ahead of him. new video as well. pope francis visiting a church in rome first thing this morning. the pope was also supposed to visit his predecessor, pope emeritus benedict xvi. apparently, that meeting will not happen after all. the official installation mass will be held on tuesday at st. peter's basilica. heads of state will attend the mass, including vice president joe biden, who, is the first catholic to be elected as u.s. vice president. francis, now the first pope from the world's most catholic continent in south america, the former angentinean cardinal is now also the first jesuit to hold the title in the history of the church. whooil white smoke pouring from the sistine chapel, a departure from the gray and the black

smoke on tuesday evening. an exciting and inspiring moment for thousands of cheering believers huddled under umbrellas waiting for that announcement at st. peter's square. >> monumental and historic. what a day for the pope. also, on wall street, monumental and historic, the dow on track to go ten square winning days in a row. >> we haven't seen that record since 1996. scott mcgrew. it has been a squeaker. the dow yesterday closed five points higher, laura. it was a winning day. tuesday, just up by two points. when you win the basketball game by one basket, you still win. the dow industrials are up 60 points. the s&p 500 within about six points of an all-time high. jobless claims fell according to the latest data. that's more good news this morning. reuters, this morning, reports the obama administration is about to unveil a new policy which will allow the ci.

aa a and the nsa to access commercial credit records, when you paid your bill, if you paid your bill, as a way of hunting for terrorists. the fbi already has access to this database and banks are already required to report any transactions to law enforcement that look suspicious. we would expect some pushback from privacy access that the cia will get the same access. investigators linking a san francisco company to the hackers that published those credit reports for michelle obama and other u.s. officials and celebrities. computers from cloud fair were used behind the scene to redirect the visitors to a russian website where the stolen credit reports were being published. those hackers apparently used personal details about their victims to access their report through a free credit report as scott mcgrew has told us. cloud fair says it does not comment on its users. let's talk about the forecast with meteorologist, kris

christina lorne. good morning. so close to that weekend now. we're going to hold on to beautiful weather today and tomorrow. 6:58. taking a loof look over san bruno. a little bit of low cloud cover at the surface. you can see that. high and mid-level clouds moving in as well. as we head throughout the day rs 74. inland bay, 69. at the coast, 67. if you missed your seven-day outlook and you have your mind set on the weekend, don't worry about it. we will have it for you. all the way through 11:30 today. that's when mike's favorite show comes on, kathie lee and hoda. over to you. love that fourth hour. north 101, we still have two tow trucks and one car to be removed. north of 680, earlier crash, we have been tracking on the map. heavy impact on the morning commute as we come northbound. the maps show a solid stream of red. you might want to consider using 87. that's getting crowded. it is one of your alternates.

we will give you a check of the top stories. the senate judiciary committee set to approve an assault weapon band. that bill facing a tough journey through congress. dianne feinstein says she will need all the help she can get to push this through. both the house and the senate. >> one of three men who kidnapped 26 chowchilla children and their school bus driver has once again been denied parole. james schoenfeld will spend at least three more years in prison for the 1976 kidnapping once again, a monumental day in vatican city for the pope reigning over the entire world. 1.2 billion catholics all over getting set to watch his first day in action. a live look at st. peter's square up there this morning. official installation will happen in a special mass next tuesday. continuing coverage, we'll have it all.

that is what's happening "today in the bay." a live local news update. good morning. a new day. pope francis visits rome's main basilica to begin his first full day as pontiff. mean for the church and for catholics around the world? natalie's at the vatican this new trouble, a carnival cruiliner stuck at port in the caribbean right now with power problems and thousands of passengers aboard. this just one month after that five-day ordeal at sea on another carnival ship. and not backing down, as a chorus opposition of the new policy on knives. he is standing his ground in an exclusive interview today, thursday, march 14th, 2013. from nbc news, this is

"today" with matt lauer and savannah gurthrie. live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. and good morning, everyone. welcome to "today" on a thursday at 7:00 a.m. on a west coast on a thursday. i'm savannah guthrie. >> and i'm matt lauer. and we're seeing the first full images. he entered the st. mary major basilica in rome and stayed there for about 30 minutes. meanwhile, his election is being celebrated around the world. this morning, especially in the pope's home nation of argentina. >> so here is what is ahead for today. in just a few hours pope francis will celebrate mass in the sistine chapel with the cardinals who elected him as preparations begin for his formal installation next tuesday during a mass at st. peter's basilica. vice president joe biden, our nation's first catholic vice president has announced he will attend that mass. >> in our plans this morning,